5988-S AMS HOBB JOHN 247

SSB 5988 - S AMD TO S-2022.2/15 34

By Senators Hobbs, Fain, Liias, King

ADOPTED 03/02/2015

    On page 6, line 2 of the amendment, after "culverts.", insert the following:

"The funding in this subsection is intended to support the statewide fish barrier removal strategy.  The department, in consultation with the fish passage barrier removal board, shall prioritize removal of the fish passage barriers, which are required under the U.S. District Court injunction C70-9213, that provide the most linear feet of habitat restoration within a watershed."  

EFFECT:  Requires WSDOT to consult with the fish passage barrier removal board to prioritize removal of barriers that are required by the culvert case to provide the most linear feet of habitat restoration within a watershed. 

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